Mean Grey Old Morning - by William R Burkett (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"My old colleague Bill Burkett always knew how to spin a word just right or turn a lovely phrase. And he does that here with an outstanding collection of short stories that take you inside his world as a journalist, hunter, and literary adventurer." - Hollis George, critic and bibliophile "Immolation of someone else's diary was not how I had planned to start my day - it was a mean grey old morning, but I didn't know then that was what to call it ..." From surveillance of a yellow convertible in South Carolina to conversation with a streetwalker on Sunset Boulevard to a visit to Hemingway's grave in Idaho, the writer builds a mural of life in the last half of the twentieth century.

About the Author

William R. Burkett, Jr. is an acclaimed sci-fi writer, listed in the Science Fiction Encyclopedia. But his "straight" writing is a well-kept secret, until now. A product of Georgia and Florida, he now lives in the Pacific Northwest where he can enjoy the fishing and duck hunting. He was once described by author Frank G. Slaughter as a "natural-born storyteller." After a Quixotic career in journalism and public relations, he's now turning his attention back to his trusty typewriter, uh, we mean computer. "Times change, but good storytelling goes on forever," he says.